Orientation · Meeting 1 of 16

Orientation & Group Agreements

Establish the room, the language, the group expectations and the commitment required for honest work.

Length

Approximately 2 hours

Setting

Facilitated group room

Meeting

Orientation

Assignment

No homework

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What you’ll explore

Establish the room, the language, the group expectations and the commitment required for honest work.

Participant reflection, group learning and the related materials below support this meeting’s theme.

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Session materials

Handouts & assignment

Handout 1 — Group Expectations & Norms

Confidentiality, honesty, positive feedback, participation and check-in rules.

Handout 2 — M.A.L.E. to M.A.N. Affirmations, Creeds & Codes of Conduct

The program’s central statements of identity and conduct.

Handout 3 — Manhood Defined

A reflection on the distinction between being male and practicing manhood.

No written homework is listed for this meeting; participant materials are shown above.

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